GORE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1425, 17 December 1904, Page 5

GORE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

. At the. conclusion of the prize gfrving (m which the junior classes i were concerned) on Thursday afternoon, the hobby show and sale of work;at.the Town Hall in aid of the prizes, cadets' uniform, and . g.ound improvement funds'were opened. A surprise was in store for everybody owing to the splendid display made, under the superintendence of the teaching stall. Specimens of work executed byf the scholars were shown, these embracing a wide range of efforts, the result in every case being distinctly creditable. The planticene modelling "(particularly - that of Master Wordsworth) was excel lent, while the colored and slate drawings also spoke volumes for the artistic talent possessed 4yp (he young exhibitors. The sale of work was also ' an attractive department of the function . The plain and fancy and doll stall was in the charge of Misses Howes and Muckay (assisted by Misses Rose Broadbent, Myrtle Taylor, Sarah Pre.xe. and JTorric Donaldson}. The flower and produce stall was superintended by Miss MacGilf >on (assisted by Misses Hazel Walker, Vera Roberts. Alice Wallis, and May Scott), and the affairs of the Christmas liw were administered by Miss Wilson (assisted by Misses Marie Fleming, Mildred Lee, and Masters Alfred Kerr and Andrew Martin). Miss Shepherd had charge of the lolly stall (assisted by Misses Elsie Mackay, Mabel Preece. and Lizzie Fletcher). The refreshment stall was under the charge of Miss Carswell (assisted by Misses Ev a Landels, Lily Wallis, Agnes Domigaii. Chrissie McNeil, and Edith Brown). Masters •/as. Hamilton ami Arthur Kcaney had charge of the electric battery. Prizes were awarded for the best but-ton-hole bmiquet. to I*? made up in the hall iij the presence of the committee. There .were 57 mtries for coni|>etition under Li years of age Miss Elsie Terry was awarded lirst prize and Master Tom MeCorkindale second. For children over 1- years of age there were Is coni|>etilors. -]iid Miss Annie Ross was lirst and Master Willie Scott second. Dress spray : Janet Graham I. Agues Doinigan - : six entries. Wild flowers : Susie Latham 1 : seven entries. Hand bouquet : I). Mcl'arlane 1 ; nine entries. Best-dressed doll : First division—Violet Ihbotson 1, Elizabeth Fletcher 2 ; second division—Olive Steans I. Amy Garrick 2: Other social prizes awarded were for neatest exercise books (William" Craig and Hugh Ramsay erfual) ; shooting competition (cadet Corps) - Eric Scott I, Jus Hamilton 2. Brisk business was done at the stalls t both in the afternoon and evening, and it is expected that some £2: i will be the net result.

There was) a largv attendance of children, parents nml friends in the evening, when the prizes fur the High school j pupils and scholars of the upper standards were distibiite-d. The Mayor presented the ltetailers' Association gold medal to th- dux pirl n ml Mr K. McNab. M.H.U.. the Mayor's gold medal for the dux boy. These two wmtlemtn. with Messrs 1). Gilchrist and A. Martin, delivered short appropriate addresses. Purine the evening a display of physical drill was made by the school cadets under Mr Grenfell, and was highly appreciated. Following is th ■ complete prize list : High School, Senior Division.— Dux boy—Oswald ISoattic; dux girlAnnie Pryde. General excellenceWin. Dunn and Edith Hall. English Alfred Kerr. Science Edith Drown. Arithmetic —Geo. MAlisler and V. Ihbotson. .Mathematics—Arthur Mahcr. Latin—Wm. Dunn and Susan Latham. Geography—Alex. Keid. Geometry—Thos. Marshall. Algebra—Annie Winning. History— Jas. O'Connor. French—Elizabeth Wallace. Frizes for progress—Chrissie MXeii, Elizabeth Strachan, Janet Graham, Mildred Lee, Tom Holland, Geo. lnder, Arthur Keancy. High School. .Tunior Division.— Dux—Arthur Martin. MathematicsWinnie Wright. General excellenceAda Darber, Dorothy Beimet. Donald Waliace. Progress in French—Millie Low. History—Herbert Drownlie. Grammar Mary Scott. Senior French Edith Hall. Chemistry— Jas. Hamilton. Junior FrenchMary Templc-lon and Mabel Low. Attendance anti general excellence—Annie JSoss, liobt. Latham. Standard Xl Girls: Ellen Terry, 1; Sarah Prcece, 2. Boys: Harold Air ken and Gerald Ueattie (e<iua!), 1: Jas. Domigan. 2. Specials—Arithmetic. Marie Fleming and Eric Scott: composition, Win. Anderson; writing. Andrew Martin; neatness in exercise book. Adelaide Mackay: sewing. Eva Landels.

Standard V. —Girls: Jessie JLl.eish 1: Minnie Richardson. 2. Boys: Percy Lei', 1; Douglas Appleby, 2. Specials — General proficiency, Stella Low; neatness in exercise book, (iondun Donaldson. Standard IV.—Girls: Ada Russeii and Violet Roberts (equal), t; Helen Willis, 2. Boys: Win. Stevenson and Arthur Wallis (equal), 1; Blair t'ullen, 2. Specials—General proficiency, Grace. Dcwar, Sarah Logan, Willa M'Corkindale. Susan Staples. Standard lll.—Girls: Jlay Inder and Kate M'Farlane (equal), 1; Elizabeth Alexander, 2. Hoys: Frank Kroning, 1; Thos. Ilcid, 2. Specials —Progress: Albert Shivas, Annie Thomson. Sewing—Ethel Taggart. Standard ll.—Girls: Blanche Badman and .lessie Ili-irt (equal), 1; Euphcniia Matthews. 2. Boys: Roland Wadsworlh, Thurston and Percy Ross (equal), 2. Special— Plaslicene modelling: Stanley Baldwin. Standard I. —Girls: Violet .Jenkins, 1; Klsie Coults and Irene Wilson (equal), 2. Boys: Desmond Wallis, 1; Jas. Adams and C'has. Wallis (equal), 2. P I. —Elizabeth Robertson, Olive Hamilton, Rubie Rcid, George Cullcn. Ivy Pollock, Annie Cruicksliank, Albert Staples, Alex. Coutta. P ll.—David Donaldson, Ella Briggs, Cleave Badman, Harry Inglis, Nellie | Thompson, Howard Boddy, Mary Bennet, Buby Paterson, Sylvia Sloans, Xita Winghan, Bretida Garrick, Nellie McCorkindalc, Bertie Burg-ess, Janet Roberts, Edward ShefTelbein, Roy Paterson, Stuart McNeil, Hugh Graham. Jessie Sligo, Cyril Crone. George Kirk, Clifford Nightingale, Elsie Hellier, Mabel Russell, Harrison Kemp, Gladstone Grant, Dolly Pope. Joseph-, inc Alexander, Hazel Pope, Vera Walker, Madge Smith. P lll.—Maxwell Wright, Aithur McEwan, Raymond Adams. Alex. McKcnzie, James McKay, Cecil Taylor, Hvrtle Brownlie, David Ross, Kdward Robertson, Bessie Wilson, Arthur Davics, James Staples, Frank Coutts, Mary Boss, Frank Scott, Ruth Walker, Tui Turnbull, James Lamberton, Stanley Maude. Nelson Scott, Madge Brand," DtSrothy Rodger. P IV.—Amanda Kingdon, Nellie Boyne, Alpheus Steans, Vera Brcbncr, Alexander Donaldson, Lily Hainer, Charles Robertson, May Christie, Wm. McLeod, Wm. .Paterson. George Burgess, Hugh Anderson, Mona Cruickshank, Olive Smith, Kathleen .Smyth, Herman Shore, Norman Hartley, Leslie Collett, Mary PefTers, Wm, Robertson, James Scott, Nellie Smith. Attendance certificates (holders of which received special prize).-!<ust-class—Nellie Boyne, Vera Kroning, Mary Boss, Alexander Donaldson, Charles Robertson, David Raymond Adams, David Donaldson, Duncan McFarlane, Desmond Wallis, Jessie Robertson, Eric Paterson, John Boss, lan. Cullen, Leslie Wallis, Alex. Wallis, Peter Donaldson, Frank Kron:

tag, Lyell Christie, Kate M'Farlane, Irene Taylor, Alaric Anderson, Blair Cuilen, Arthur Wallis, Harold Hartley, Florence Donaldson, Stanley Gibbs, J as. Doinigan, Win. Anderson, Annie Winning. Second-class.—Leslie Collett, James Staples, Charles Wallis, Vera Gray, Elsie Coutts, Gladys Faterson, Eva Robertson, Mabel Ryder, Evelyn Shave, Jessie MeCorliirudale, Leslie Maude, Ada Tee, Charles Arthur, Albert Hartley, Thus. Donaldson, Agnes Doinigan, Sarah Preece, Klizabeth Wallace, Annie Ross, Kobt. Latham.